Skokie, IL
Village of Skokie Public Works.
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL trash pickup by address.
Enter an Evanston, IL street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Evanston Public Works Agency.
Setting out in Evanston Material must be at the curb or alley by 7 a.m.
Trash Day Trends · Evanston
Evanston, IL at a glance.
Evanston in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 48% of cities
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Evanston collection days, read from City of Evanston Public Works Agency.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Recycling: Monday.
Monday is what one Evanston address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Evanston.
Material must be at the curb or alley by 7 a.m.
All waste must be bagged, contained or bundled, and cart lids should be able to close.
Branches can be bundled with twine or rope, four feet in length and four inches in diameter.
Read from the official Evanston guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Evanston days differ by address.
Pickup days in Evanston depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Evanston Public Works Agency and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Evanston assigns collection days.
Evanston publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Evanston Public Works Agency. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Evanston Public Works Agency's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Evanston on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Evanston's pickup days.
Local source
City of Evanston Public Works Agency sets Evanston's collection days.
City of Evanston Public Works Agency publishes trash and recycling days for Evanston; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Evanston Public Works Agency, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Evanston Public Works Agency in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Evanston: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Evanston are Skokie, Glenview, Park Ridge and Des Plaines. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Glenview, IL
Village of Glenview.
Park Ridge, IL
City of Park Ridge Public Works.
Des Plaines, IL
City of Des Plaines — Garbage Collection Day.
Chicago, IL
Chicago DSS garbage pickup district.
Oak Park, IL
Village of Oak Park Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Evanston, IL?
It depends on your street. City of Evanston Public Works Agency sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Evanston?
City of Evanston Public Works Agency publishes trash and recycling for Evanston.
Local source
Verify with City of Evanston Public Works Agency.
The Evanston address result links City of Evanston Public Works Agency directly.
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- Evanston, IL
- Local source
- City of Evanston Public Works Agency
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Evanston
- trash
- recycling
Evanston schedule lookup